GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
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| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
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| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |